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Boyfriend Accused Of Killing Teen Girl During Altercation In Maryland, Police Say

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection to the murder of his teenage girlfriend in Maryland earlier this month in Montgomery Village, authorities announced on Friday.

Dania Cruz-Mejia

Dania Cruz-Mejia

Photo Credit: Montgomery County Department of Police

Gerber Luis Sanchez Centeno has been charged with the murder of 18-year-old Dania Cruz-Mejiain the 18600 block of Calypso Place in Montgomery Village earlier this week.

According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, first responders were called to the home at around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, when Cruz-Mejia’s family members entered her home on Calypso Place after not knowing her whereabouts and found her unconscious.

She was pronounced dad at the scene by first responders after paramedics attempted life-saving measures.

Cruz-Mejiain's body has since been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy, which will determine the exact cause and manner of death.

During the investigation, police say that Cruz-Mejia’s boyfriend, Sanchez Centeno was identified as a suspect, and his arrest was announced on Friday, Sept. 20 after an arrest warrant was issued by a judge the day earlier.

Detectives arrested Sanchez Centeno in Prince George’s County and transported him to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where he is being held without bond.

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